Dott Projects
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| What are the design priorities when a school is rebuilt? This was the question posed by designers from codesign team Engine when they created an in-school design lab at Walker Technology College in Newcastle, one of the first schools in England to receive money from the government’s BSF project. Their aim was to enable all members of the community to explore options for the school’s development and they learned a great deal about how a school can make itself ‘design ready’. The team began by embarking on a discovery phase, working with pupils and finding out everything about their experiences of the school day. They went on to hold workshops on the subject of time and how the school might use it better. |
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| Move Me | |
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| The Move Me project centred on Scremerston First School in Northumberland. Three miles from Berwick, this small school is a daily hub for 42 children and 34 families. It also has 11 members of staff, including full- and part-time teachers, cleaning, catering and janitorial staff, and is led by an enthusiastic head teacher, Helen Harrison, who was keen for the school to be fully involved in the project. The school’s many and varied transport needs made it an excellent test case for Dott 07. The project looked at the school community’s mobility needs and explored how they could be better served by combining existing services in smarter ways. |
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